Joakim Lindberg Explained

Joakim Lindberg
Birth Date:21 August 1993
Birth Place:Finspång, Sweden[1]
Country:Sweden
Sport:Sprint kayak
Event:K-1 5000 m, K-2 1000 m
Club:Finspångs Kanotklubb

Joakim Lindberg (born 21 August 1993) is a Swedish canoeist. He is the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships gold medalist in the K-1 5000 metres.

Career

Lindberg represented Sweden at the 2019 European Games.[2] He competed at the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a gold medal in the K-1 5000 metres event with a time of 21:34.26.[3]

He represented Sweden at the 2023 European Games and finished in ninth place in the K-2 500 metres and K-4 500 metres events.[4] [5]

He competed at the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 metres event with Martin Nathell. They had the fastest time during the heats.[6] [7]

Major results

World championships

YearK-1 1000K-1 5000K-2 500K-2 1000K-4 1000
2015DNF1 FC8 SF
20196 FB4
2022
202354 FB
2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joakim Lindberg . sok.se . 25 August 2024 . Swedish.
  2. Web site: Fler idrotter vill jaga medaljer på Europeiska Spelen . sok.se . 3 June 2019 . 25 August 2024 . Swedish.
  3. Web site: Carrington and Brendel add to their legend status . canoeicf.com . 7 August 2022 . 25 August 2024.
  4. Web site: The afternoon session of Canoe Sprint brought the same amount of excitement as the morning session . european-games.org . 21 June 2023 . 25 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Klara för ES-finaler . sok.se . 22 June 2023 . 25 August 2024 . Swedish.
  6. Web site: Czech canoeists Fuksa and Dostal, on the gold path in Samarkand . . Javier . Carro . 24 August 2024 . 25 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Portuguese pair fight back to grab gold on sizzling day in Samarkand . canoeicf.com . 25 August 2024 . 25 August 2024.